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EDITORS’ NOTES

2Pac’s songs hit every inch of the emotional spectrum, and his affirmation that such contradictory feelings can exist within a single human consciousness is the reason why his music endures. There are few songs that express empathy as deeply as “Keep Ya Head Up” and “Dear Mama,” and there are few songs that express spitefulness and rage with the fervor of “Hit ‘Em Up.

EDITORS’ NOTES

2Pac’s songs hit every inch of the emotional spectrum, and his affirmation that such contradictory feelings can exist within a single human consciousness is the reason why his music endures. There are few songs that express empathy as deeply as “Keep Ya Head Up” and “Dear Mama,” and there are few songs that express spitefulness and rage with the fervor of “Hit ‘Em Up.